209. Act of Reparation

i. 300 Days, once a day. ii. Plenary, once a month. I, II, III, IV. (See Instructions, p. 1.) OST glorious Virgin Mary, Mother of Gop, and our mother, look with pity upon us poor sinners, who, afflicted with so many miseries sur- rounding us in this life, feel ourselves cut to the heart by the many horrible insults and blasphe- mies which we are often constrained to hear uttered against thee, O Immaculate Virgin. Oh, how these impious sayings offend the infinite Majesty of Gop, and Jesus CunisT his only be- gotten Son! How they provoke his anger, and give us cause to fear the terrible effects of his vengeance! If the sacrifice of our lives could avail against such outrages and blasphemies, very wil- lingly would we make it, for we desire, most holy Mother, to love and honour thee with all our hearts, such being the will of Gop. And just be- cause we love thee, we will do whatever lies in our power to make thee loved and honoured by all. And do thou, Mother of pity, supreme consoler of the afflicted, accept this act of reparation offered to thee, in our name and in the name of all our families, and on behalf of those who, not knowing what they say, impiously blaspheme thee; that so, by obtaining from Gop their conversion, thy glo- rious compassion, thy power, and thy great mercy may become more manifest, and they too may join with us in proclaiming thee blessed amongst 209 Leo XIII,tMarch 21, 1885. MARY 207 women, the Immaculate Virgin, the most com- passionate Mother of Gop. Ave Maria ¢hrice